Nibbles: Coffee nomenclature, Sardinian pasta, Kernza, Wheat landraces, Roman sauce, Czech potato, Yeast et al, Agricultural biodiversity, Apple seedlings

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1. Malloreddus: CampidAno, definitely.

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2. Agrobiodiversity: “Agrobiodiversity has been defined by Qualset et al. (1995) as including all crops and livestock and their wild relatives, and all interacting species of pollinators, symbionts, pests, parasites, predators and competitors.”
   As defined by Ann Tutwiler (from the Huffpost article linked):
   Q: So, agrobiodiversity. What exactly is it?
   A: “It’s the part of biodiversity (varieties of species thriving within the plant and animal world) that is used for food, fibre and fuel.”

   This is exactly what we produced two books to try and avoid. It leads right into the trap that more biodiversity is always better.

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